by Russell Worth | Nov 4, 2013 | Industrial Disease, News
North Warwickshire Borough Council and a decorating firm in Birmingham have been fined after workers were exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres. Leamington Spa Magistrates’ Court heard last Thursday (31st October) how the council was refurbishing its community centre...
by Russell Worth | Nov 1, 2013 | Industrial Disease, News, Personal Injury, repetitive strain injury
A construction company has been fined after one of its employees developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Andrew Wood, from Heathfield, Sussex, was working for C J Gowing and Son Ltd. when he developed the painful condition as a result of prolonged and...
by Russell Worth | Oct 29, 2013 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
A hotel in Skegness has been fined after it exposed staff to asbestos. The County Hotel, owned by UK Holiday Group Ltd, pleaded guilty to three separate breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was consequently prosecuted by East Lindsey District...
by Russell Worth | Oct 25, 2013 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
A former merchant seaman has received £38,000 in compensation from numerous shipping companies after he developed diffuse pleural thickening following significant asbestos exposure. Michael Hopekirk, from Sussex, retired in 2006 but spent much of his working life as a...
by Russell Worth | Oct 3, 2013 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
A man from Cornwall has died after he was exposed to asbestos at his workplace more than half a century ago, an inquest has heard. David William Lee, from Par, died in December 2012. He was 71 years old. An inquest into Mr Lee’s death at Truro Coroner’s Court last...
by Russell Worth | Sep 27, 2013 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
A dad-of-three from Liverpool who worked with asbestos for several decades has won £127,000 in compensation from his former employers. 75-year-old Gordon Owen was exposed to asbestos dust whilst working for Cammell Laird Shipbuilders and Capper Pipe Service Company...
